secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Celanese Corp (CE)
CIK:        0001306830
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001306830-24-000151
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Q2 adjusted EPS $2.38, sales $2.65B; guides Q3 $2.75-3.00, FY $10.25-10.75
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- GAAP diluted EPS $1.42 vs $2.00 YoY; adjusted EPS $2.38 vs $2.17 YoY.
- Net sales $2.65B, +2% sequentially; volume +4%, pricing -2%.
- Engineered Materials: record adjusted EBIT $265M; Acetyl Chain EBIT $277M, hit by force majeure.
- Free cash flow $173M; repaid $500M maturing bond; paid $77M dividends.
- Q3 adjusted EPS guidance $2.75-$3.00; FY2024 adjusted EPS $10.25-$10.75.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683024000151/0001306830-24-000151-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1306830/000130683024000151/ce-20240801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001306830-24-000151

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